Stories from the survivors of Assad's bombings and chemical attacks are almost impossible to read due to the grotesque descriptions of innocent people and children suffocating, foaming at the mouth, and suffering from seizures. If, in…

we must take the necessary steps to protect and defend the important assets deployed in space.

Russia and China are continuing to pursue a full range of anti-satellite weapons that are designed to reduce U.S. military effectiveness.

There is scant evidence that anybody is looking for a war in space.

Both will continue to pursue a full range of antisatellite weapons as a means to reduce U.S. military effectiveness.

the United States should and does treat space as a warfighting domain.

The Department of Defense is required by statute and policy to launch National Security Space (NSS) payloads on U.S.-manufactured launch vehicles...

In light of the enduring and rapidly evolving threats to our space capabilities, we need to continue to improve operational responsiveness and resiliency across all space mission areas, including launch, to provide overall space mission…

DOD is complying with the referenced requirements of section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.

Today I rise in support of H.R. 910, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act, which I have had the pleasure of working on with my friend from Illinois (Mr. Foster) in this Congress and now-Governor Carney in the last Congress. Mr…

I want to thank my friend from New York for her leadership and her voice on behalf of Puerto Rico and the islands in this regard, and for her long public service and particular leadership in this time of important change in Puerto Rico…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 1366, the U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act, and I thank my friend and colleague from New York for her exceptional efforts in designing and bringing this bill to us today. H.R. 1366 repeals a…

Again, I appreciate the gentlewoman from New York's views and her helpful work on this legislation. We have lost over the last 20 years some 50 percent of our public companies. When I was getting out of college, one of the great dreams in…

I appreciate the work done together on this bill. I don't have any other speakers on this particular bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bacon). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman…

I thank my friend from Illinois for his comments and his constructive help on designing and completing the legislative process on this bill. Mr. Speaker, an integral process of getting this bill completed was certainly by our staff, and I…

As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac languish in Federal conservatorship following their collapse from the 2008 housing crisis, it is high time to apply FOIA to these GSEs and bring accountability and transparency for the American taxpayers.

I thank my friend from Florida for the opportunity to speak on this bill. And as a member of the House Financial Services Committee, I am grateful for the bipartisan leadership in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee in bringing…

Today I rise to recognize the Quapaw Area Council, which, for the first time, was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America's Journey to Excellence program as a Gold Level Council, the highest award possible. The Boy Scouts of America's…

I thank my friend from Michigan, the distinguished chairman of the Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments Subcommittee, for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, what we are here talking about today is opportunity. We are not talking about…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 202. Personal Explanation

I thank the gentleman. Reclaiming my time, I recognize that. But the American people, Mr. Leader, want us to work to correct the deficiencies in the Affordable Care Act, to repeal and replace it, make it better for the American people, to…

The distinguished minority leader from Maryland certainly knows my great affection for him and his leadership of the opposition. We are the opposition here. I have to say that should he not have access to C-SPAN, like all of us, we invite…

As we gather tonight in the historic House Chamber, where so much of our Nation's history has been debated and dispatched, it is good to hear my friend from Georgia talk about the challenges that face our country with the failure of the…

This weekend I had the opportunity to visit the exceptional exhibit of Ansel Adams' photography, from his early years, at the Arkansas Arts Center, and it made me reflect on the life of Townsend Wolfe, the ultimate southern gentleman and…

This bill will focus attention where attention is needed to benefit investors, our capital markets, and the economy the most. H.R. 78, along with the HALOS Act that we passed in the House on Tuesday, will help ensure that the SEC…